Articles by Michele Coffill
Tickets for GVSU Night at Comerica Park on sale
For the second straight year, Comerica Park in Detroit will turn Laker blue for one night during a special Tigers game that will benefit the Grand Valley community.
Jan 29, 2018
Research proposals sought for Sustainable Agriculture Project
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship is seeking proposals from faculty members for projects at the Sustainable Agriculture Project farm site.
Jan 18, 2018
Newsome: string of events led to taking down Confederate flag
The actions that led Bree Newsome to climb a flagpole in South Carolina in 2015 and remove a Confederate flag were not fleeting or haphazard.
Jan 17, 2018
Nominations sought for Venderbush award
The Dean of Students office is seeking nominations for the Kenneth R. Venderbush Leadership Award, presented to a senior who has demonstrated an exceptional blend of academic achievement and leadership effectiveness.
Jan 17, 2018
Department earns NEH grant for history project in Saugatuck area
The Kutsche Office of Local History at Grand Valley State University received a $12,000 Common Heritage grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a project documenting the history of summers in the Saugatuck-Douglas area in the mid-20th century.
Jan 16, 2018
Reign: social activism begins with passion, knowledge
April Reign, creator of the viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, told an audience gathered in the Fieldhouse January 15 that Twitter and other social media platforms are "powerful tools for social justice if used well."
Jan 15, 2018
Researchers find rate of Michigan uninsured drops below 10 percent
Researchers from Grand Valley and Tulane universities have found the rate of people without health insurance in Michigan has dropped below 10 percent, yet barriers to obtaining health care remain problematic.
Jan 12, 2018
Partnership benefits talent pipeline, patients
Leaders from Grand Valley and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital celebrated an expanded partnership January 11 that benefits area patients and the health care talent pipeline.
Jan 11, 2018
Keynote addresses will highlight King commemoration week on campus
A full slate of events on Monday, January 15, ushers in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week on campus.
Jan 11, 2018
GVSU, Mary Free Bed to announce expanded partnership
Leaders from Grand Valley and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital are expanding their partnership, which will strengthen the region's health care talent pipeline and serve the needs of rehabilitation patients.
Jan 8, 2018